11 AN ACT
concerning certain cities; relating to the change in
classification
12 thereof; amending
K.S.A. 14-101 and repealing the existing section.
13
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
15 Section
1. K.S.A. 14-101 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14-
16 101. (a) All cities now organized
and acting as cities of the second class,
17 by virtue of the authority of former acts,
and all cities hereafter attaining
18 a population of more than two
thousand (2,000)2,000 and less than
fifteen
19 thousand (15,000)15,000, shall be governed by the provisions of this
act;
20 and whenever any city shall have
hereafter attained a population of more
21 than two thousand (2,000), and such
facts shall have been duly ascertained
22 and certified by the proper
authorities of such city. Except as provided
23 by this section, whenever the population
of a city exceeds 2,000, the gov-
24 erning body of such city shall certify
such fact to the governor,. The
25 governor shall declare, by public
proclamation, such city subject to the
26 provisions of this act:Provided,That. If
the governing body of any city
27 which has attained a population of more
than two thousand (2,000)2,000
28 and less than five thousand
(5,000)5,000 shall determine by resolution
29 duly adopted that it would be more
advantageous for such city to continue
30 to operate as a city of the third class,
such governing body shall not be
31 required to so certify the population of
such city to the governor and the
32 laws relating to the cities of the third
class shall continue to be applicable
33 to such city. The governing body of such
city shall, at the time of making
34 the certificate herein provided
for, make out andthe certification required
35 by this section shall transmit to
the governor an accurate description by
36 metes and bounds of all the lands included
within the limits of such city,
37 and the additions thereto, if any.
38 (b) The
change in classification of any city under the provisions of
39 this section shall take effect on the date
the proclamation of the governor
40 is issued unless a later date is specified
therein, in which case the change
41 and classification shall take place on such
later date. The governing board
42 body of any such city, holding
office at the time of the proclamation, shall
43 continue to be the governing
boardbody of such city and the members

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1 of such board shall hold their
respective offices until the next city election
2 in an odd-numbered year.
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(c) Whenever the governor shall makeissues a proclamation as herein
4 provided forrequired by this section, it shall be the duty of the mayor
of
5 the city affected thereby to call a
meeting of the city council, and the
6 governing body
shall. At such meeting, the governing body
shall divide
7 the city into wards.
8 Thereupon,
except as is otherwise provided by law, the county election
9 officer shall provide for
registration of voters within ten (10)10
days.
10 (d) The
governor or the governor's designee shall send a notice of
the
11 issuance of a proclamation by the
governor pursuant to this section to the
12 county clerk of the county in which such
city is located. Such notice also
13 shall include a statement that land
within the corporate limits of such city
14 is no longer located within the
territory of any township. If such city is
15 located in more than one county, such
notice shall be sent to the county
16 clerk of each county in which such city
is located.
17 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 14-101 is hereby
repealed.
18 Sec. 3. This act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
19 publication in the statute book.